5 TEA CUPS: "Untamed Desire by Lana Dare shows how a small town in Oklahoma was built on desire for a woman—two men loved her since their early ages. Maggie was around sixteen years of age and learned that the two men she loved were leaving her and did not understand why. To Maggie they had left her, never to return and they just got up and left her alone with her father. Eb and Jeremiah did not have a choice but to leave her. She was too young and they needed to start a new life without her but they never did stop loving her. They both knew that one day they would return and claim their woman and live happily ever after. After Maggie's father's death she realized that after five years Eb and Jeremiah were returning to Kansas City to help her with her dad's passing, not knowing what was coming. Lana Dare describes Maggie's fear of losing herself in her own sexual desires for the men she loves but also describes her so well that she does not want to be used only for sexual purposes. She wants Eb and Jeremiah to love her, make her feel wanted, hold her like a husband should. She has a hard time understanding why they treat her like a child and why they want to punish her like a child, but the hard thing is that she also desires it. Ed and Jeremiah have made themselves very wealthy men and have built a soon to be city and only want to share it with Maggie. Yet they have a lot to learn about Maggie. They have been gone for five years and she is no longer a little girl, she is now a woman. Lana Dare describes Eb and Jeremiah as two doms that believe that they have to enforce laws and punish Maggie for every bad action she makes. Ed and Jeremiah need to remember a woman is fragile and has insecurities, and needs to be handled as a precious thing and they need to learn how to hold her, love her, and tend to her as their wife—not as a prized possession only there for their sexual needs. All three have a lot to learn regarding their new life together and how they are going to make this work for them and how it will impact their new town that they have just named "Desire, Oklahoma." Read this great book and find out how Maggie, Eb and Jeremiah make a new life work for themselves and try to see if five years of them being apart will make a difference." -- Monica, Happily Ever After Reviews

4 1/2 DELIGHTFUL DIVAS: "I fell in love with Desire, Oklahoma, which is Leah Brooke’s very first book in that series. When I saw this series – Desire, Oklahoma: The Founding Fathers – I was immensely intrigued. I couldn’t wait to see how Desire, the town, got its start. Untamed Desire had much to live up to, but I can assure you that this story is well worth reading and certainly lives up to any pre-conceived notions that I had for this historical novel. Even if you haven’t read the Desire, Oklahoma series, feel free to start with this one. In fact, I think this book will have me re-reading the other series! Lana Dare’s characters come to life on the page. Maggie, the spitfire, and the Tyler men, those darling Alpha cowboys, absolutely make this story a non-stop read. I was hooked right away. In the present-day series, we have heard about a few of the founding characters and it is fantastic to get a chance to hear their stories. It’s like sitting down with an elder and hearing about times gone by – okay, a naughty elder granted, because we shouldn’t forget the outrageously hot sexual scenes that Ms. Dare has gifted us with throughout this story – but you get the idea. I think Ms. Dare has done an amazing job of weaving in the information from the current-day series so that it all comes together for us in Untamed Desire. I can’t wait for the next book in Desire Oklahoma: The Founding Fathers!" -- Jae, Dark Diva Reviews

"Readers familiar with Leah Brooke’s Desire, Oklahoma series are in for a real treat. This gifted Siren author does the time warp and morphs into historical mode under the pseudonym Lana Dare to recount the beginnings of Desire, Oklahoma. Ever wonder how Desire came to be the way it is? With men calling all the shots, protecting the women and forming ménages? Well, let’s just say my curiosity has been whetted. This series is just taking off and the new characters, Eb, Jeremiah, and Maggie lay the groundwork for more to come. The entire novel focuses on this trio and the many trials and triumphs they experience. Untamed Desire consists of three unique people building a different kind of marriage that doesn’t fit into societal norms. The elements of strong D/s interaction are present along with the romance and passionate feelings of intimacy and possessiveness. Eb and Jeremiah have an iron-clad sense of responsibility towards Maggie, which orchestrates the direction and tone of the story. The writing is lush in how it captures the sexuality and emotions of Maggie, the intensity of her physical and emotional reactions to the men, and vice versa. The most pervasively fascinating aspect of the story was in watching Maggie evolve from her innocent cocoon into a submissive who discovers her power as a woman and a sub, revels in it, and uses it to forge tighter bonds with her husbands. The author’s understanding in how these relationships work, is what makes the characters thrive successfully in the setting she’s created. It stamps the plot as believable, which makes it encompassing. Eb’s underlying darkness and Jeremiah’s suppressed insecurity offer you a glimpse into their souls, how the land has forged them into men who must bend the world around them to their will to survive the harsh brutality of storms, criminals, and disapproving townsfolk. They act as Maggie’s shield and tutor, while she makes it possible for them to love and retain their humanity. I see a lot of promise with this historical turn Leah Brooke/Lana Dare has chosen. There are secondary characters that will no doubt make an appearance in the next installment; lots of new people who I can see are part of the beginning of this town. It’s exciting to see what started it all, how the entire premise behind this place was brought into being. And you don’t need to read the previous books to understand the storyline either. This new direction is a winner! I’m very certain that it will gain new readers and delight current fans." -- Patrice, Joyfully Reviewed